| Ancestors | ||||
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Studio | Power Station, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 61:00 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Bob Belden | |||
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| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |   [1] |
Ancestors is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Renee Rosnes, which was released in 1996 by Blue Note Records. [2] It won the 1997 Juno Award for Best Mainstream Jazz Album. [3]
Robert Hutcherson was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. "Little B's Poem", from the 1966 Blue Note album Components, is one of his best-known compositions. Hutcherson influenced younger vibraphonists including Steve Nelson, Joe Locke, and Stefon Harris.
William Morrison Charlap is an American jazz pianist. In 2016, The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern, an album produced by Charlap and Tony Bennett, won the award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.
Irene Louise Rosnes, known professionally as Renee Rosnes, is a Canadian jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.
The Juno Awards from 1992, were awarded on 29th of March in Toronto at a ceremony in the O'Keefe Centre. Rick Moranis was the host for the ceremonies, which were broadcast on CBC Television from 9 pm Eastern.
Willis Robert "Billy" Drummond Jr. is an American jazz drummer.
Janis Siegel is a multiple grammy-winning American jazz singer, best known as a member of the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer.
Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records is the 2009 debut album by The Blue Note 7.
Out of the Blue, also known as OTB, was an American jazz ensemble founded by Blue Note Records in the 1980s as a showcase for the label's younger musicians. The group was formed in 1984, releasing four albums and touring extensively over the next five years. Their most commercially successful album was 1986's Live at Mt. Fuji, which reached #9 on Billboard magazine's Top Jazz Albums chart. The lineup changed occasionally over this time, and the group disbanded in 1989 after its members moved on to solo careers.
Canadian jazz refers to the jazz and jazz-related music performed by jazz bands and performers in Canada. There are hundreds of local and regionally based Canadian jazz bands and performers. A number of Canadian jazz artists have achieved international prominence, including Oscar Peterson, Maynard Ferguson, and Gil Evans.
Ralph Bowen is a Canadian jazz saxophonist.
Brad Turner is a Canadian jazz trumpeter and pianist. He has won three Juno Awards and six Canadian National Jazz Awards for categories including Jazz Trumpeter of the Year, Jazz Composer of the Year, and Musician of the Year.
New York, New Sound is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 2003 and released on the Mack Avenue label.
Terence Michael "Terry" Clarke C.M. is a Canadian jazz drummer.
"Recorda Me", which translates to "Remember Me" from Portuguese, is a jazz standard by the saxophonist Joe Henderson. It was introduced on Henderson's debut album Page One, in 1963. This album also featured the first recording of the jazz standard "Blue Bossa", written by trumpeter Kenny Dorham. English lyrics were later written by vocalist Kelley Johnson under the title "Remember Me.'
Written in the Rocks is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Renee Rosnes which was released in 2016 by Smoke Sessions Records. It won the 2017 Juno Award for Solo Jazz Album of the Year. It featured Steve Wilson on alto & soprano saxophones, Steve Nelson on vibraphone, Peter Washington on bass and drummer Bill Stewart (musician).
Life on Earth is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Renee Rosnes which was released in 2001 by Blue Note Records. It won the 2003 Juno Award for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year.
For the Moment is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Renee Rosnes which was released in 1990 by Blue Note Records. It won the 1992 Juno Award for Best Jazz Album.
As We Are Now is an album by pianist Renee Rosnes which was recorded in 1997 and released on the Blue Note label.
Art & Soul is an album by pianist Renee Rosnes which was recorded in 1999 and released on the Blue Note label.
Native Colours is the debut album by drummer Billy Drummond which was recorded in 1991 and released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label the following year.
